Fond du Lac Police say a convicted child sex offender has moved to a new residence. Darin Klumpyan is living at 177 West Second Street. Klumpyan was previously released from prison in 2011 after serving seven years for 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child and three counts of Lewd and Lascivious Behavior. Klumpyan was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.and for exposing himself to both adult and juvenile victims. […]
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies made over a thousand traffic stops and 16 OWI arrests during the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Sheriff’s captain Ryan Waldschmidt says 577 traffic citations were issued and 618 warnings. The stepped up campaign ran from just before Christmas through the New Year's holiday.
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a garage and two automobiles in Fond du lac over the weekend. Shortly before 2am Sunday firefighters were called to 132 E. Cotton St. for a reported garage on fire. Upon arrival fire crews encountered a fully involved detached garage. There were two automobiles destroyed; one inside the garage and one parked […]
The Fond du Lac School Board will reconsider a salary increase for administrators a little over a month after voting down an across the board one percent pay hike. At the request of board member Linda Uselmann the school board voted will reconsider the matter at their meeting Monday. School board members expressed concern that an across the board increase gave much larger increases to administrators already making more money. […]
A Waupun man was arrested following a domestic incident involving his mother. Waupun police were called to a home at 723 W. Lincoln Street Thursday night for an incident was between a mother and her 23 year old son. Police say the son was upset with his mother for pouring his alcohol down the drain. The son would not allow his mother to leave her bedroom and threw a glass […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says his State of the State speech next week will highlight his efforts to get more people in the workforce, including veterans, those trying to kick their addiction to prescription drugs and people exiting prison. He told the Wisconsin Bankers Association on Thursday "everything we do ties into the workforce." Walker is to deliver the State of the State on Tuesday and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A cheerless holiday season is rolling over into the new year for department stores, with bad news from Macy's and Kohl's dragging down the entire sector. Both reported falling sales at established stores during the crucial holiday season late Wednesday and shares are under heavy pressure in early trading Thursday. Macy's Inc., Kohl's Corp., J.C. Penney Co., Target Corp., Sears Holdings Corp. and others are all […]
With less than two weeks left the Fond du Lac Area United Way fund drive is at 90 percent of its goal. United Way director Amber Kilawee says $682,000 has been raised toward the $760,000 goal. Kilawee says the United Way Board will make allocation decisions to the 26 member agencies on January 19th.
Fire destroyed a barn in Brandon Thursday afternoon. Several volunteer fire departments were called to the scene on Amity Road shortly after 4pm Thursday. The fire killed one horse in the barn. No people were injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but does not appear to be suspicious.